NSITF Dismisses Corruption Allegations Against Its Managing Director
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has dismissed as false and malicious, recent media reports alleging financial impropriety, abuse of office and diversion of funds against its Managing Director, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye In a statement on Tuesday issued by its management, the Fund says the allegations are not supported by verifiable […]
Faleye Inaugurates LOC for ISSSA West Africa Technical Seminar 2026
By Chinedu Echianu Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Olúwaṣeun Faleye, has inaugurated the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the International Social Security Services Association (ISSSA) West Africa Technical Seminar 2026. The inauguration ceremony was held on Wednesday at the NSITF Board Room in Abuja. Speaking at the event, Faleye […]
PenCom Approves 1,173% Pension Increase for 2,116 NSITF Retirees
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has approved a major upward review of pensions for 2,116 retirees under the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), raising their total monthly pension payments from ₦12.56 million to ₦159.95 million. The approval represents an unprecedented 1,173 per cent increase in total monthly pension payouts and […]
NSITF Advocates Shift from Compliance to Safety Culture in Nigerian Workplaces
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) is calling for a nationwide attitudinal change from routine compliance with safety rules to the entrenchment of a sustainable safety culture across industries in Nigeria. Managing Director of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the NSITF–Nigeria Employers’ Consultative […]
NECA Reaffirms Workplace Safety as Human Rights Issue
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has reaffirmed the growing importance of occupational safety and health (OSH) in the private sector. NECA’s Director General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, described it as both a legal obligation and a human rights issue. He said this follows the elevation of OSH to a core convention of […]
NSITF, NECA Unveil Plans for 2025 Safe Workplace Initiative
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), in collaboration with the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) have announced plans to roll out the 2025 Safe Workplace Initiative (SWIP). The initiative under the guidance of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, is aimed at strengthening compliance with workplace safety and employee compensation […]
NSITF Takes Rehabilitation Support to Kuje Correctional Centre
By Chinedu Echianu A staff fellowship group within the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has visited the Kuje Correctional Centre, providing inmates with educational support, welfare items and counselling services . The outreach, held on Tuesday, comes at a time when concerns persist over inadequate rehabilitation programmes and limited resources for inmates preparing for […]
NSITF to Strengthen Risk Management for Better Service Delivery
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) says it is intensifying efforts to expand its internal risk management framework as part of ongoing reforms to enhance the Fund’s efficiency and effectiveness in delivering social security services nationwide. Managing Director and Chief Executive, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, gave this assurance while receiving a delegation […]
Workplace Safety Must Come First, NSITF Tells Conference
By Chinedu Echianu Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has declared that preventing workplace accidents—not compensating for them—remains the Fund’s highest priority, warning that every claim represents “a story of pain” that no payment can ever truly erase. Faleye, represented by the General Manager of the Health, Safety […]
Workers’ Protection: NSITF Seeks Stronger Partnership with Financial Institutions
By Chinedu Echianu The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has emphasised the pivotal role of financial institutions in enhancing workers’ social protection across Nigeria. Faleye made the remarks at the 12th Triennial Delegates Conference of the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions […]